Legislative History
House Bill/Resolution NO. HB02092 |
FULL TITLE : AN ACT IMPOSING THE DEATH PENALTY ON CERTAIN HEINOUS CRIMES, REPEALING FOR THE PURPOSE REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9346, ENTITLED "AN ACT PROHIBITING THE IMPOSITION OF DEATH PENALTY IN THE PHILIPPINES", AND FURTHER AMENDING ACT NO. 3815, AS AMENDED, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE "REVISED PENAL CODE," AND REPUBLIC ACT NO. 9165, OTHERWISE KNOWN AS THE "COMPREHENSIVE DANGEROUS DRUGS ACT OF 2002" |
ABSTRACT : Defines heinous crimes as grievous, odious and hateful offenses, which by reason of their inherent or manifest wickedness, viciousness, atrocity and perversity are repugnant and outrageous to the common standards and norms of decency and morality in a just, civilized and orderly society.Imposes death penalty on unlawful acts defined and penalized under Sections 4, 5, 6, 8, 11, 25, 27, and 29 of RA No. 9165, as amended otherwise known as the "Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002". Amends Article 47 of the Revised Penal Code, as amended which states that death penalty shall not be imposed when the guilty person is below eighteen (18) years of age at the time of the commission of the crime or is more than seventy (70) years of age or upon the automatic review of the case by the Court of Appeals or, where applicable, by the Supreme Court En Banc, the required majority vote is not obtained for the imposition of death penalty.Amends Article 81 of the Revised Penal Code, as amended which provides for the manner of how the death penalty is to be executed: a. hanging; b. firing squad; or c. lethal injection. |
ALIAS NAME : "Death Penalty Law." |
PRINCIPAL AUTHOR/S : ABU, RANEO "RANIE" E. |
DATE FILED : 2019-07-15 |
SIGNIFICANCE: NATIONAL |
CO-AUTHORS (Journal Entries) : |
1. Geron (000 2019-08-06) |
ACTIONS TAKEN BY THE COMMITTEE ON RULES |
REFERRAL TO THE COMMITTEE ON JUSTICE ON 2019-07-29 |
Abstract
Defines heinous crimes as grievous, odious and hateful offenses, which by reason of their inherent or manifest wickedness, viciousness, atrocity and perversity are repugnant and outrageous to the common standards and norms of decency and morality in a just, civilized and orderly society.Imposes death penalty on unlawful acts defined and penalized under Sections 4, 5, 6, 8, 11, 25, 27, and 29 of RA No. 9165, as amended otherwise known as the "Comprehensive Dangerous Drugs Act of 2002". Amends Article 47 of the Revised Penal Code, as amended which states that death penalty shall not be imposed when the guilty person is below eighteen (18) years of age at the time of the commission of the crime or is more than seventy (70) years of age or upon the automatic review of the case by the Court of Appeals or, where applicable, by the Supreme Court En Banc, the required majority vote is not obtained for the imposition of death penalty.Amends Article 81 of the Revised Penal Code, as amended which provides for the manner of how the death penalty is to be executed: a. hanging; b. firing squad; or c. lethal injection.
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